While traveling through JFK airport, Arabic blogger Raed Jarrar was told he must change his t-shirt. Raed asked “Isn’t this my constitutional right to wear it?” with which Inspector Harris responded “you can’t wear a t-shirt with Arabic script and come to an airport. It is like wearing a t-shirt that reads “I am a robber” and going to a bank”.
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41-year-old Sergeant First Class, intel analyst Donald Buswell is a hero. He served over 19 years in the US Army and received a Purple Heart in Iraq. But when he alleged there was 9/11 conspiracy, he was branded a traitor by the military. Now SFC Buswell could soon find himself dishonorably discharged, court marshaled, or worse.
“One of his heroes is Abraham Lincoln,” Winthrop Buswell continued. “And Abraham Lincoln said many things, but one of the things he said - and I’m paraphrasing - was, ‘I may disagree with the fellow who’s speaking, but I will stand and defend his right to speak.’ That’s my son’s position. He does look at the what if’s. But that doesn’t take away from his dedication and his patriotism. I don’t know a fellow who gets more chills running up and down his spine when he sees the flag flying.”
An amazing painting comissioned for Giant Magazine.
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I woke up this morning to find just about the wackiest Achewood strip I’ve ever read. Check out an excerpt of Roast Beef’s “Man Why You Even Got To Do A Thing” zine right here. If you’ve never read Achewood, check out the archives, or buy some of the books, and become enlightened!
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